Wine and canned produce from the tasting room. Photo by Frank Ladra. Medlock Ames is an organic and sustainable winery nestled upon Bell Mountain in Sonoma County’s Alexander Valley. Sheltered from the fog of the nearby Pacific Ocean, the valley is one of Northern California’s warmest wine regions. But gentle coastal breezes do find their way in. And those breezes, along with cool air from the Russian River, give the valley low nighttime temperatures and an extended growing season. All of which contributes to Medlock Ames’ biggest goal, creating wine with a complete sense of place…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Diminished annual snowfall in Australia’s “Alps”—like on 5,922 foot Mt. Buller, seen here—has eroded the mountain pygmy possums’ habitat. Image credit: thomasrdotorg /Flickr Snow, it has long been thought, is essential to the survival of the highly-specialized mountain pygmy possum , which burrows beneath the drifts to hibernate each year. Global warming, however, is shrinking this already limited habitat range to a few dangerously small patches. The fate of the possum, … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo via Minimalist Stuff We know desalination is a technology more companies and local governments are looking to as a relief from crunched water supplies. However, the latest report on desalination spending still takes us by surprise. According to Global Water Intelligence, spending on desal projects will increase to $3.3 billion per year by 2016, representing an increase of 191% over today’s spending. Despite the environmental concerns about the technology, … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Banksy Directs The Simpson’s Intro – Image via: Screen capture of YouTube video Banksy, the mysterious and world-renowned street artist, directed the intro segment of The Simpsons , illustrating a dark statement on consumer culture. Video after the jump…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit: Bike Doctor App From reading Treehugger on your iPhone to measuring air pollution with your android , there’s no doubt that smart phones can enable greener, cleaner living. Now a new smart phone app is aiming to make one important green task a whole lot easier—bike repair. Gone are the days of getting stranded across town with a broken bike, and having to call one of your mo… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit: 10:10 Campaign When I wrote about the controversial 10:10 No Pressure film , I suggested it might have been intended as a parody of ‘holier-than-though’ environmentalism. Clearly, having watched the outraged, disgusted or just plain unimpressed comments spread across the internet, I have to accept that I am either a genius who sees the hidden meaning in art that others do not, or alternatively that I am just plain wrong. My money is reluctantly on the latter explanation. Whate… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit: Farm Aid From strange films about blowing up little climate skeptics to the futility of pessimistic disasterbation , the topic of what constitutes effective communication keeps cropping up here on TreeHugger. I’ve just come across another video that I can’t make my mind up over—and this one takes on farming. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Top Model Laura Bailey Brings Bling to Ethical Fashion with New Jewellery Collection (Video)
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Images via: www.made.uk.com For some time now there’s been a clamouring in the ethical fashion world for more high profile names in fashion to get with the ethical programme and start banging the sustainability drum. We know it’s superficial, but it’s an undeniable truth that big names get big press and without them it’s hard to convey important messages in engaging and aspirational ways. Especially in an industry like fashion that’s all about glitz and glamour. So we’re delighted that ethical fashion in the UK is now getting some much needed star quality from the likes of
Continue reading …Peace Bomb Bracelets – The Story Behind The Vietnam War Scrap Metal Jewelry (Video)
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Lao metal smiths who engineered bracelet molds for the Peace Bomb bracelet. Photo courtesy Article 22 . What appeals to me most about Article 22′s Peace Bomb Bracelet is the collection’s history and story: piece has been been made by Lao artisans from repurposed Vietnam War scrap metal . I met Elizabeth Suda, Article 22 f… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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